2024 Montana Popsicle Tour Archives

Event 8: Return to Seeley and the Wrap-Up

After our success in Belt at our last actual “full show”, it was a bit daunting to know we had to make the drive back to Seeley. It helped to know we were getting to play for more kids, and it helped that we had a day off in between to hang out with the...

Event 7: Belt

8 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

With MUCH better road conditions this morning, Jared and I made the hour and a half drive to Belt in a safe and (fairly) timely manner. That is to say, we left at 7:30 am and got there by 10:00…not dead. When we rolled into town, we spotted this really cool band up on a...

Event 6: White Sulphur Springs

8 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

No speed limit signs. No center divide line to speak of. No clue how to put on our tire cables. (We practiced with chains then found out we had to get cables…how different can they be?) No wonder we live in the PNW. Shortly after this picture was taken of Jared and I marveling at...

Event 5: Fort Benton

8 months ago

Jessi Fredeen 1 comment

Back to the beginning, where it all started last January at our MPAC (Montana Performing Arts Conference) auditions, in Fort Benton, MT. The drive was clear and beautiful. Our three-and-a-half-hour journey dropped us right into the middle of town at our lodging for the evening, “Emily’s Vacation Cottage”. A little, two bedroom, one bath, kitchen,...

Event 4: Condon and Seeley Lake

8 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

You know you’re getting into small town territory when the directions get oddly specific and sound like they’re being spoken from the mouth of an ancient guy in a rocking chair on the front stoop of a leaning, rickety, wooden home on the outskirts of town. “Oh, well, that’s easy. So, you’re gonna pass the...

Event 3: Lutzenhiser Jewelry in Stevensville

8 months ago8 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

What do you do when you’re scheduled to play fifteen separate performances in thirteen days? Well, you call up a friend in a town you know and say, “Hi! We have one day off. Can we fill it with another gig?” Luckily, they were happy to have us and it ended up being a really...

Event 2: Gardiner

8 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

Every time we head into Montana, St. Regis is a perfect place to stop. About seven hours from Tacoma, it’s a nice break from the road and a safe and familiar place to stay for the night. The gas station/diner/souvenir store boasts a huge “Indoor Aquarium” that we have NEVER stopped to view, even the...

Event 1: Fortine, Trego, and Eureka

8 months ago8 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

Aaaaaaaaaand, we’re off….again! Judging by the time we spend on the road, you’d think we actually ENJOYED it. Oh wait…we DO!!! So, why Montana in the middle of Winter (an extremely MILD Winter at that) you ask? Well, a brief history. Last January, Jared and I had the opportunity to audition for a wonderful consortium...